August 16, 2021 - 07:27 BST Ainhoa Barcelona What does 'Back to School' make you think of? Is it going into WHSmith at the end of the summer holidays and doing a big stationery haul – picking out your new pencil case, colourful rubbers and pack of gel pens ? Or is it going into Clarks and John Lewis and having your school shoes and uniform fitted for the new term?
"And plus, I think that September, October time is such a nice time of year as well with the weather and everything. So for me, it always felt really good knowing that I was seeing mates and there was a feeling of starting again. And you were going up a school year so that was always really exciting. It felt like you were on to the next step, the next chapter."
"So when I actually did start school in September, knowing I was going in at the same time as everyone else, it was exciting. Because you knew you wouldn't stand out like a sore thumb when you walk into a classroom and the teacher introduces you and you have to find a desk and sit down, and it was horrible!"I loved the excitement of shopping for pencils, pens and notebooks. I'm still a sucker for a notebook and the smell of it still gets me giddy.
"I remember being really excited. I used to love the school holidays, but I remember feeling always quite positive about going back to school. I guess, to see your friends. But for me, the stationery was the big draw! We'd always go and do a haul at WHSmith. New pencil case, new highlighters, new pens, whatever. So that was right up my street. Choosing a rubber was as fun as it got back in the 90s. Organising your bag for the new term and going into Clarks for your shoes.
"I am dyslexic and used to feel quite embarrassed a lot of the time when I would get things wrong and usually made me play up in class, but as I got a little older and found my strengths in sport, I really started to understand the value of school and that it wasn't forever so if I just put the work in while I was there I could be doing what I really, really love in a few years, which for me was surfing...
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
Lovely! First day at school is such a special moment.
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